2026 Calgary Youth Championship U12
16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Calgary, Canada. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1726, and top seed was Maikl Prianichnikov (🇨🇦 CAN, 2090).
Maikl Prianichnikov (🇨🇦 CAN, 2090) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Lucas Yuebo Wang (4.0) and Austin Lu (3.5). Prianichnikov won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Peihong Yang (1445) beat Hien Son Tran (1827), a +382-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMaikl Prianichnikov led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Maikl Prianichnikov never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Maikl Prianichnikov beat Lucas Yuebo Wang (White).
Maikl Prianichnikov 5 wins (R1–R5)Lucas Yuebo Wang 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maikl Prianichnikov | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Lucas Yuebo Wang | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Austin Lu | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Saanvi Shamanth | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prianichnikov, Maikl | 2090 | CAN | +4N | +9B | +10N | +2B | +3N | 5.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 2465 | +36.4 |
| 2 | Wang, Lucas Yuebo | 1775 | CAN | +16B | +5N | +7B | −1N | +4B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.50 | 1883 | +34.4 |
| 3 | Lu, Austin | 1607 | CAN | +14N | =7B | +9N | +6B | −1B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1836 | +46.4 |
| 4 | Yang, Peihong | 1445 | CAN | −1B | +16N | +11B | +7N | −2N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1621 | +17.6 |
| 5 | Shamanth, Saanvi | 1668 | CAN | =13N | −2B | =12B | +11N | +8B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1567 | -29.2 |
| 6 | Zhang, Finley | 1626 | CAN | +15N | −10B | +13N | −3N | +9B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1650 | -13.2 |
| 7 | Tran, Hien Son | 1827 | CAN | +11B | =3N | −2N | −4B | +12N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1517 | -28.4 |
| 8 | Fang, Chelsea | 1573 | CAN | −10N | =13B | +15N | +12B | −5N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1534 | +10.8 |
| 9 | Shtepa, Liubov | 1738 | CAN | +12B | −1N | −3B | +14N | −6N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1586 | -36.0 |
| 10 | Yin, Andrew | 1855 | CAN | +8B | +6N | −1B | F | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1829 | +20.9 |
| 11 | Jadidizadeh, Radmehr | 1248 | CAN | −7N | +15B | −4N | −5B | +16N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 810 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Pinkas, Omri | 1415 | ISR | −9N | +14B | =5N | −8N | −7B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1446 | -30.0 |
| 13 | Lai, Loki | 1497 | CAN | =5B | =8N | −6B | −15N | =14B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1493 | -8.4 |
| 14 | Babicz, Helena | 1363 | POL | −3B | −12N | +16B | −9B | =13N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1294 | -22.4 |
| 15 | FIDE 2685841 | 0 | — | −6B | −11N | −8B | +13B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 2683970 | 1219 | — | −2N | −4B | −14N | F | −11B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lu, AustinCAN+46.43.5 pts · #2
- 2Prianichnikov, MaiklCAN+36.45.0 pts · #1
- 3Wang, Lucas YueboCAN+34.44.0 pts · #3
- 1Shtepa, LiubovCAN-36.02.0 pts · #6
- 2Pinkas, OmriISR-30.01.5 pts · #11
- 3Shamanth, SaanviCAN-29.23.0 pts · #4
- R4+382 Elo gap
- R3+131 Elo gap
- R5+112 Elo gap